I had wanted to write a book about Australia in the twenty first century so as to write about the Australia I liked, or perhaps wanted. I hoped, too, that Australia would be more successful in the next century than it had managed to be in this one. The twentieth century had been America's, not just in the sense that the United States became a dominanta power during it but because the style of t…
This book contains a wealth of knowledge and experience of Dr. Jose Paciano Laurel as a teacher, lawyer, member of parliament, legal expert, political leader and statesman, he took lessons that are very relevant to our current national problems so that more people should know about them
Nations fret about their shrinking sovereignty as large numbers of immigrants cross borders at will. Multinational corporations quietly draw up contracts that sidestep the legal institutions of their "home" territories. Complex financial ties tightly bind competing national centers such as New York and Tokyo, putting these cities in a nomad's land beyond the reach of any one state.
A former National Security Advisor offers a chilling portrait of six terrifying scenarios that threaten the safety and security of the United States, including the rise of global terrorism and the proliferation of nuclear weapons, and describes why and why not the American government is prepared to meet such potential threats. 20,000 first printing.
Jawaharlal Nehru adalah salah seorang tokoh besar dari generasi kami, seorang negarawan terkemuka yang jasanya terhadap masalah kebebasan manusia tidak dapat dilupakan. Sebagai seorang pejuang kemerdekaan ia amat dikenal, dan sebagai pencetus India moden. jasanya tak tertandingi. Hidup dan karyanya telah berpengaruh secara mendalam terhadap pembinaan mental, struktur sosial, serta perkem bangan…
spain beyond myths reviews the recent spectacular performance of the Spanish economy (with also some undesirable results. like inequality); the paradigm of diversity (with the interlinking of State and Regions); and the impact of the tech- nological revolution. Finally, the authors discuss the changing role of Spain in the world by focus- ing on three basic areas of action: Europe. the Mediterr…
Anwar Ibrahim represents a new generation of Asian leaders steering their nations into the new millennium, conscious of the fact that they operate in culturally and politically diverse communities. In this collection of essays, Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance shares his vision for a more tolerant and diverse Asia. Brilliant, convincing and thought provoking. Asian Renai…
Salikan Hardjo (1910-1993) devoted his entire life to representing the interests of his people, the Surinamese Javanese. He was born on Java and grew up in Suriname since 1920 as the son of Javanese contract workers. In the 1930s, under the pseudonym Bok Sark, he wrote fierce articles against the colonial administration and the way in which Javanese contract workers were treated in Suriname. Af…
"In the 1990s Americans have been thinking incessantly about the leveling winds of cultural forces. They Have been worrying about the power of those winds swiftly to level the works of government, such as laws and schools, and of centuries, such as families and standards of taste and traditions of civility.
This book on political leadership in underdeveloped Africa and Asia as- sumes that a ruler's first desire is to retain his position at the apex of government while others press to displace him. THE RULER'S IMPERATIVE asks: Once positioned at the apex, what must a ruler do to remain in power and pursue more effectively the nation- building goals he sets for himself and his polity? How can he act…